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Art & Design for people who love colorMon, 25 Sep 2017 13:01:14 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.2Studio Snapshots | Glue Resist and Indigo Dyeing for Flaps of my New Cross Body Leather Strap Baghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/candiedfabrics/MxgA/~3/-sk1JtRs0hU/
https://www.candiedfabrics.com/2017/09/25/studio-snapshots-glue-resist-and-indigo-dyeing-for-flaps-of-my-new-cross-body-leather-strap-bag/#respondMon, 25 Sep 2017 13:01:14 +0000https://www.candiedfabrics.com/?p=18659Now that I’ve got the design of my new Cross Body Leather Strap bag set, it was time to dye the fabric for it. The body of the bag will be plain indigo dyed Essex, which is a 55/45 Linen/Cotton blend fabric, with all the focus being on the flap, which I will be creating inspired by mudcloth designs using glue resist and indigo vat dyeing. So I first sketched out a bunch of designs on scale models of the flap:

Then I traced out 8 flaps and got to work with my glue:

After drying overnight, I got to indigo dyeing them on a beautiful Saturday morning:

We have a BUMPER crop of pomegranates that are just about ripe!

By the end of the day, I’d washed the glue out:

and I’m happy that I’ve got 8 fun flaps and am ready to get to work on them!!!!

Which one is your favorite????

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https://www.candiedfabrics.com/2017/09/21/studio-snapshots-quilting-thread-color-for-prototype-3-of-cross-body-leather-strap-bag/#commentsThu, 21 Sep 2017 20:07:16 +0000https://www.candiedfabrics.com/?p=18655I’ve got to make a couple final tweaks to my new bag pattern before I make 6-8 of them for my upcoming show (eek, only three more making weekends!), so I decided to try quilting the flap with matching thread. As a reminder, I first tried a blue variegated thread, and then a plain white thread:

Here’s the white thread next to a flap quilted with plain indigo colored thread:

Comparing the two, I really like the white stitching on the left more! So much so that I’m going to pick out the blue stitching and re-do it before completing version 3! What do you think? Did I make the right choice???

Here’s a picture comparing the first (left) and second (right) prototypes:

The first prototype’s flap was too long and too narrow, I think I took this flap is the right width now, but a bit too short…

The other thing I’ve been figuring out is exactly how to quilt the glue resist patterns. This is a complete new way of fabric dyeing for me, and it’s much flatter than my usual dyeing techniques, so using a variegated navy thread was jarring with the strong white lines, coming in and out of view. So I tried plain white thread to accentuate the patterns:

But kept the variegated thread on the solid indigo pieces:

I love the variegated on the plain bits, it makes the quilting decorative as well as functional. I’m not totally sure about the white thread, maybe it detracts from the resist lines? I’m going to make one more prototype, I’ll try plain indigo colored thread on that one just to make sure!

I also played with the width and height of the cell phone pocket, the width is great, but the height needs to change, my iPhone 6 plus sticks out a bit too much:

It’s pretty darn close to what was in my mind. I’m gonna make the flap a bit shorter and wider, and this iPhone pocket can be a bit wider and shorter:

Inside is a big pocket for my iPad mini, this is just right! Actually, this whole bag design has come about because I wanted a small cross body bag that was big enough from my iPad mini!

The straps are adjustable by changing where you know the strap. I’m a bit disappointed in the lack of contrast between the side loops and the straps themselves, not sure what to do about that…

On to prototype #2!!!

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https://www.candiedfabrics.com/2017/09/16/september-goal-check-in/#respondSat, 16 Sep 2017 19:48:06 +0000https://www.candiedfabrics.com/?p=18633Well, I’ve actually been able to chip away at this list even though the first couple weeks back to teaching at the UoR is exhausting! Although not on my original to-do list, I tried out glue resist last weekend while indigo dyeing some scarves for my upcoming show and really liked. This inspired me to start designing the next bag that’s been percolating in my head, a small-ish bag (big enough for an iPad mini though) with a thin leather cross body strap and a cool flap to feature some fantastic fabric. So I started working on that this week at night time:

So I’ve added 4-6 of those as well as some pillows to the to-do list!

September Goals

Custom dye scarves and bag for Elaine

September 9

100%

Teach FMQ Club at RSC

September 19

100%

Third Gradation Article

September 22

40%

Second FMQ Club Pattern

September 19

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Change Booth Design

October 12

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Indigo Dyed Scarves

October 12

100%

New Bag Design???

October 12

75%

Calendar email to students

September 30

0%

Glue Resist Indigo Pillows

October 12

0%

4-6 Cross Body Bags

October 12

0%

1-2 Row Houses

October 12

0%

New Quilt for Liam

November 20

20%

Indigo Throw

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Stripey Quilt

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New Quilt for Logan

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Get new bags up on shop website!

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Finish up installing plugins/tweak website design

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30%

Update Tutorials on Website

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Update Galleries on Website

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New curtains for our bedroom!

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Mod House Quilt

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I’ve got 4 weekends left plus an extra couple days for our “Study Days” in early October….let’s see what I can get done!